Isotope geochemistry of the oceanic mantle near the Bouvet triple junction

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 841-852

  Kurz, Mark D ^a   Roex, Anton P L E ^b   Dick, Henry J B ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MANTLE; TRIPLE JUNCTION;

ATLANTIC, BOUVET TRIPLE JUNCTION;

EID: 0031709010     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00383-9     Document Type: Article

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